Description

Simple, fun to-do list manager syncs your todo.txt file to Dropbox.

Countless apps and sites store your to-do list in their own proprietary database and file format. But you can open a todo.txt file with every text editor under the sun. Todo.txt for Android manages your to-do list on the go and automatically syncs the file to all your computers and devices via Dropbox.

Future-proof your to-do list and store it in a plain text file YOU control. Todo.txt for Android makes it easy to add, update and prioritize tasks, tag them with project names and contexts, search, filter, and most importantly, mark your tasks complete.

To use this app, you must have a Dropbox account (http://dropbox.com).

FEATURES

With Todo.txt you can:★ Keep your todo list in a documented, human-readable, plain text format.★ Save your todo.txt file in Dropbox for access from all your devices.★ Enter multiple tasks in a single input box.★ Perform batch updates (complete, prioritize, delete) to multiple selected tasks at once.★ Quickly filter and group tasks by project or context.★ Search your list by keyword.★ Sort your list by priority, date, or line number.★ See how long a task has been on your list.★ Archive completed tasks to a done.txt file.★ Dial a phone number or send an email directly from a task with a phone number or email address in it.★ Add a single or multiple tasks to your default calendar to create a reminder.★ Keep your list on your homescreen with a resizable, scrollable widget.★ Set up optional background sync at an interval you choose.★ Share selected tasks or the whole list via Android's Share menu.★ Send text from any other app on your phone, like email, into a new task via Android's Share menu.★ Enter tasks using Android's "Note to self" Voice Action.★ Adjust the app's text size via Android's system font size setting.

PERMISSIONS

DROPBOX FULL ACCESS: Requires full access to your Dropbox account so that you can freely choose your todo.txt file's location (and so that other apps can access it as well).

FULL NETWORK ACCESS: To sync to Dropbox.

VIEW NETWORK CONNECTIONS: To determine whether or not syncing to Dropbox is possible.

RUN AT STARTUP: Only runs at startup if you enable automatic background sync in settings (disabled by default).

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James Kaiser

Sharing & Dropbox integration need improvements I enjoy Gina's various podcasts and value her insights and opinions on a wide range of topics. So, when I needed a to-do list app I was excited to be able to try hers and throw a few bucks her way. I'm only on day 2 with the app, so maybe there is a way to do this that I haven't figured out yet. But, I'd really like to be able to: 1- restrict directory access in drop box. 2- It needs better sharing. I like to team up with others. We should be able to share/edit, update lists between multiple people.

Alex Roddie

Superb This is the best to do app in the Play Store, hands down! A few suggestions: 1. Some way of attaching due dates without creating a calendar entry. If I wanted to use Google Calendar for todos then I would be doing that already. 2. Check boxes! 2. Customisation options for the widget: larger/smaller text, check boxes.

Mike Reiser

Great accessibility for blind users This app works great with talk back, the screen reader that's built into Android and made by Google. The only suggestion I would put in is maybe have a setting to prioritize tasks by importance. It was kind of confusing when I started swiping across the icons, and all the screen reader would say was different letters of the alphabet. Otherwise keep up the good work, I love all about Android and listen to it every week.

Bryan Brown

Works perfectly While I do wish it would have an ad-supported version so I could try it out before paying, Todo.txt was a solid purchase. It isnt the prettiest interface in the world, but it works very well. Its become an integral part of my work along with Todo.txt CLI on my Linux and Mac machines. The fact that I can now manage that same todo list on the go is a godsend.

Jason John Wells

Dropbox dependency It's a fine app with good GTD notation, open source with companion CLI, desktop and web apps. ...My only problem is that I no longer use Dropbox and you have to sign in using a Dropbox account. ....You could do that and then choose to not sync but it would be nice to see other options. .....I am now trying Simpletask Cloudless which looks like a handy fork. ....Gina is an inspirational writer, podcaster & dev, I'm just a bit more concerned in a post-Snowden world.

Tom Rubin

Great app! Gina really nailed this app. All sorts of services come and go. Why take a chance that your preferred note taking service is no longer an option? Is there anything better than owning your own todo list?

User reviews

James Kaiser January 23, 2014

Sharing & Dropbox integration need improvements I enjoy Gina's various podcasts and value her insights and opinions on a wide range of topics. So, when I needed a to-do list app I was excited to be able to try hers and throw a few bucks her way. I'm only on day 2 with the app, so maybe there is a way to do this that I haven't figured out yet. But, I'd really like to be able to: 1- restrict directory access in drop box. 2- It needs better sharing. I like to team up with others. We should be able to share/edit, update lists between multiple people.

Superb This is the best to do app in the Play Store, hands down! A few suggestions: 1. Some way of attaching due dates without creating a calendar entry. If I wanted to use Google Calendar for todos then I would be doing that already. 2. Check boxes! 2. Customisation options for the widget: larger/smaller text, check boxes.

Great accessibility for blind users This app works great with talk back, the screen reader that's built into Android and made by Google. The only suggestion I would put in is maybe have a setting to prioritize tasks by importance. It was kind of confusing when I started swiping across the icons, and all the screen reader would say was different letters of the alphabet. Otherwise keep up the good work, I love all about Android and listen to it every week.

Works perfectly While I do wish it would have an ad-supported version so I could try it out before paying, Todo.txt was a solid purchase. It isnt the prettiest interface in the world, but it works very well. Its become an integral part of my work along with Todo.txt CLI on my Linux and Mac machines. The fact that I can now manage that same todo list on the go is a godsend.

Dropbox dependency It's a fine app with good GTD notation, open source with companion CLI, desktop and web apps. ...My only problem is that I no longer use Dropbox and you have to sign in using a Dropbox account. ....You could do that and then choose to not sync but it would be nice to see other options. .....I am now trying Simpletask Cloudless which looks like a handy fork. ....Gina is an inspirational writer, podcaster & dev, I'm just a bit more concerned in a post-Snowden world.

Great app! Gina really nailed this app. All sorts of services come and go. Why take a chance that your preferred note taking service is no longer an option? Is there anything better than owning your own todo list?

I love the idea of this app; I am able to keep a copy of the todo.txt file on my computers and edit it using my favorite text editor (vim) and when I am not near a computer I can use this app - but the app still needs work. Pros: It is easy to add and modify priorities. It is easy to add contexts and identify and associated projects. It also has a capability to automatically archive completed tasks. Cons: The sorting function needs work; there is no way to sort based on contexts or projects. Also, there is no filter capability yet. I want to be able to look at only tasks related to a project or a context. Finally, while it isn't difficult to modify contexts or projects, it isn't as easy as it is to modify priorities. I have only recently discovered this app so I don't know how actively this project is developed. If this is actively developed, and these basic features are implemented soon, I will feel that this was well worth the relatively high purchase price. At this point I can only give it 3 stars but I have high expectations. I am certainly not going to remove it from my phone.

Ironic I really love this app, but can no longer use it now that I'm dropping Dropbox. That a tool designed to free you from proprietary formats is totally dependent on a proprietary syncing network is overwhelmingly ironic. Why can't it work with a local file that I could sync with any syncing network?

Awesome app but one weird shortcoming Especially accompanied by the todo.sh shell script, this is great. But one really weird thing is it works with the date you enter a task, not a start or due date. This is just not useful to me. I can enter tasks ahead of time and any time. The date I enter the task is useless. I would rather see a due date, or even better a start and complete date for each task.

Will you marry me? I love this app and am head over heels for it. After I lost Astrid, *single tear* I thought I had a hole that could never be filled...until I found this little baby. If you need a solid app that helps you get things done in a true GTD method, this app is for you. It doesn't help you keep tabs on your coworkers' or family members' tasks, but it will get your ship sailing in the right direction...and maybe even set your heather on fire, too.

Best one still Edit: Please add Google Drive support! I bought this to support Gina and didn't think I'd actually use it as I don't use Todo lists often. I was wrong! I use it all the time mostly for remembering when to push to github Repos. Thanks!

Works perfectly, unless todo.txt is in Dropbox root This app works seamlessly. Clean overview, filter and search capabilities, and as versatile as the todo.txt CLI script itself. One star subtracted because I had Dropbox sync issues previously. Whenever I changed a task on mobile I was alerted that there was a newer file version on Dropbox. I had to upload from mobile to Dropbox, then download from Dropbox to mobile, to get the message to go away. This was fixed when I moved the todo.txt file from the Dropbox root to a /todo/ subfolder. I'm mostly writing this review to provide others with a fix for the same problem.

Almost perfect! This is a fantastic, geeky app, especially when paired with the command line desktop version. My *only* complaint is that it syncs only with Dropbox. Why, oh why not Google Drive as well? Fix this and it would be perfect!

EXACTLY what I have been looking for This app is definitely geared towards people who are frustrated with the lack flexibility of other todo list apps, and who are more than happy to sacrifice aesthetics(bloat) for rock solid functionality and seamless syncing between devices. At first I wasn't completely happy and wanted more complex, automated functionality, but the more complicated I made my solution, the less productive it became. The +Projects, @Contexts and Priority filters are flexible enough to allow you to sort and view your todos in any way imaginable, yet the concepts for these filters are extremely human relatable and easily keep todos organized by criteria that actually matters. One thing I would like to see, is the ability to have multiple widgets displaying different filters, or perhaps even different lists.

Very usefull but synchronisation is bad The app prompted me to rework my todo.txt into the official todo.txt format, so great on that front. “Synchronize when using app" is way to annoying however. Anytime you upload a change you immediately have to download the change again. If you dont, you can loose your last entries. Likewise, the periodic sync option is an invitation for dataloss if you work on your phone and pc within a short amount of time. Not to mention the additional battery drain.

Broken No matter what device I use, every time I add a task I'm told that the file is out of date and gives me the choice to upload to or download from Dropbox. No matter what I choose, it keeps repeating with the same pop-up, over and over, no way to escape the loop except to press back, then I have no clue which action was taken. If this was a free app I wouldn't care, but I expect more when I pay a talented developer a couple of dollars.

I'm really sorry for your trouble. Can you try choosing another folder to save your todo.txt file in? Does that resolve the issue?

Oliver Vaughan April 8, 2015

Using text Todo increased my productivity. I use this simple and intuitive app in both my home and work life. It's really easy to learn and you can build complex lasts of tasks and easily filter them to make sense of what needs doing and what has been done. Additionally because it writes to plain text files you can roll your own parsers if you want to read into things like pomodoro timers, calendars, etc.

Switching between data files could be improved Useful app, but it would be nice if I could easily switch between data files, and they didn't all have to be called todo.txt. :) I'd like to be able to use this to keep track of things like a shopping list as well, and I occasionally have separate files for other lists as well.

Need to password/passcode protect I have been using todo.txt for the last two months and I love it. It is exactly what I need, simple and easy to use. The only thing I would love to see added is a password/passcode protection.

Broken(ish) and no Dev Email Seems like no support for multiple files (i.e. "home.txt" and "work.txt") If you try to type in the name of your file, it will break your ability to navigate/choose which dropbox folder your todo.txt is in. Dev email bounces because I'm not part of the Yahoo group.

I'm sure it's great, but... Dropbox integration is fine for some -- I use it myself however the way I have things configured I CANNOT use todo.txt. it's sort of a slap in the face for a user to be asked to pay for an app which is so tied to a single cloud provider.

This app is simple and elegant. Does exactly all I want it to do. This app is simple and elegant. Does exactly all I want it to do. Nothing more. Take quick notes, put into categories of my choosing and allows me to prioritize them. Too make this even better backs it all up as a raw text file to drop box in case I decide to move to another app or just for back up.

Great, easy to use, Todo list manager! I've tried a lot of to do list managers and I find this one the most usable and flexible. I can use the same list from many different devices: my desktop, my phone, and my tablet. The fact that it's just a text file makes it future-proof and personally manageable.

Great way to integate with todo.txt This is a great tool. So long as Dropbox is configured correctly, it just works. I suppose it's aimed at existing command line warriors, but that's me, so I'm happy. The missing star could be gained by making the filters more versatile, as they used to be.

Does Not Use Local todo.txt file This app only uses a todo.txt file synced with Dropbox. If you don't want to depend on a third-party to manage your plain-text todo list, just use a text editor program.

Simple & Efficient Would have 5 stars if the font size were resizable (bigger font size would make reading easier) . Would also be great if URLs in the notes were linked to a browser when clicking (and perhaps in the standard blue).